Business

PADDY POWER BETFAIR has reported rising third-quarter sales and earnings as the group was helped by punters betting big on the Mayweather-McGregor fight. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

BANK of England chiefs have warned up £20 TRILLION held by UK banks hangs in balance because EU bosses refuse to negotiate. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

HIGH street lenders have reacted almost instantly to the Bank of England’s interest rate rise by hiking variable mortgages. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

THE BANK of England has blamed Brexit after interest rates were hiked to 0.5 per cent in the first increae in over a decade. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

THE pound is trading in a narrow range against the euro this morning as investors await the Bank of England’s rate decision later today. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

THE UK manufacturing industry started the fourth quarter on positive form, even as input costs rose, new data from IHS Markit has revealed. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

SHARES in takeaway ordering group Just Eat hit a high, up 40p to 780p, after it served up a 47 per cent rise in third-quarter revenue to £138.6 milllion. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

WPP cut its growth forecasts for the third time this year and warned sales would stagnate in 2017 as clients come under pressure to reduce their marketing spending. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

A SUPERMARKET is to launch its own record label as the supermarket giant looks to capitalise on the resurgent popularity of vinyl. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed

ANOTHER economic forecaster has come up with Brexit doom and gloom predictions which directly CONTRADICT its own reports, making for head-scratching reading. Daily Express :: City and Business Feed